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Bridgeport School District
A public school district in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with 36 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 20,022
- Students enrolled
- 1,371.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,864.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,514
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 20,022 in 2024–25
- Ranks 380th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 200 in Connecticut. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,514 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 75% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bridgeport School District spent $21,004 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,470 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $21,004 | $411.5 million | 19,591 |
| FY2023 | $20,514 | $396.7 million | 19,337 |
| FY2022 | $20,908 | $399.0 million | 19,085 |
| FY2021 | $18,420 | $355.1 million | 19,276 |
| FY2020 | $16,717 | $336.2 million | 20,111 |
| FY2019 | $16,591 | $338.4 million | 20,396 |
| FY2018 | $16,225 | $336.3 million | 20,729 |
| FY2017 | $15,715 | $330.6 million | 21,040 |
| FY2016 | $15,915 | $334.5 million | 21,015 |
| FY2015 | $15,450 | $325.2 million | 21,047 |
| FY2014 | $15,728 | $326.4 million | 20,753 |
| FY2013 | $15,228 | $306.9 million | 20,155 |
| FY2012 | $14,845 | $298.8 million | 20,126 |
| FY2011 | $15,011 | $303.3 million | 20,205 |
| FY2010 | $14,543 | $293.2 million | 20,161 |
| FY2009 | $14,243 | $291.3 million | 20,451 |
| FY2008 | $14,010 | $291.7 million | 20,824 |
| FY2007 | $13,090 | $278.1 million | 21,248 |
| FY2006 | $12,226 | $265.3 million | 21,701 |
| FY2005 | $11,470 | $255.4 million | 22,264 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $96.6 million | 20.4% |
| State | $293.7 million | 62.2% |
| Local | $82.2 million | 17.4% |
| Total | $472.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
36 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0900450
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Connecticut — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Connecticut — A to Z, each with its page.
- Connecticut on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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